In another operation this Wednesday, agents seized 900 kilos of cocaine 200 miles from the Canary Islands (321 kilometers).
Unprecedented operation of the Civil Guard in the Atlantic Ocean. Among the swaying waves, a group of agents has intercepted a submarine that was heading towards the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
The members of the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard They noticed the presence of the submersible this Wednesday. The device was only 280 miles (about 450 kilometers) from the coast of Cádiz, an area besieged by vessels of many sizes. criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking.
The detainees had to be in turn rescued by the Civil Guard after the submarine began to sink. Several agents have risked their lives in this successful operation on the high seas.
In the images that the body has released through their social networksit can be proved the difficulty of this intervention which has developed while the submersible was losing pressure.
Another anti-drug operation on the coasts of Canary Islands
For the rescue and the subsequent intervention of the crew members, it was necessary to use of buoys to prevent sinking of the interveners. This is a major operation.
At the same time, this same Wednesday, interventions were made 900 kilos of cocaine 200 miles from Canary Islands (321 kilometers) in another Civil Guard operation with the international collaboration of the British NCA and the US DEA.
